Closure operator



equipped w Patented July217, 19 26- 'fr'aor'na neco or MIAMI, FLORIDA, Aconteoaa'r cnonintestine,

, oLos nn OP RATOR} Application filed em er 5,1925.- Serial mucosa;

My invention relates to closure operators and has particular reference,to improve, ments i111 devices of the jgeneral type dis closed in my,Patent- 1,55? ,54l9, October 20,

1925, and in myapplication, SerialNumbcr 1,282; that is,wtoi devices inwhicha notched bar cooperates with spin or stop'to -hold a swingingclosure in diiferent open'posi'tions as determined bythe locations-f thenotches in said bar, my, purpose being to provide a simple, inexpensive,easily manipulated meanswhereby the location'of an effective notch ornotches in a barof given dimensionsmay be changedjto adapt thatfbar foruse in connection with 'closuresand closure frames of different'sizegand dimensions and to permit the predetermined open positions of theclosure', as determined by he location of the netchesin the bar,to bevaried. I

With the foregoing and other pur'posesin view, my invention consistsinthe novel tea v .tures of construction;combination and ar ran ement ofarts as will bejhereinatter more fully described, illustrated inxtheaccompanying drawings and, defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings, wherein 'likej eharacters of reference denotecorrespondingparts 1n the diiierent v1ews":'

Fig. 1. is a'horiz'enta l section through a window equippedw th aclosure operator of the notched. ,bar type which in "turn is presentinvention; i Fig. 2, a View similar to Fig. 1 showing the meansembodying my present invention positioned to adapt the operator'of Fig.1 to a window difierent in certain essential respects from the windowshown in Fig. I e g e -change the; position of screens already in 1;and

v Fig. 3, a detail perspectivev of ithe means embodying my presentinvention.

WVhile my invent-ion isapplicable to closure-operator embodying anotched bar cooperating with a .pinior' stop to hold a Patent 1,557,549October 20, 1925, and appli cation, Ser. No. 1,282, for holding a casemerit w ndow indifferent positions of open adjustment. the WlDClOW.framebe ng desig nated at 10, the sill at I1,'and the sashet 12, thelatter being hinged tozthe frame as at 13 for outward swinging movement.

th the means embodying iny' The operator-hereinfshown" is the same "asthe: operator f shown .in my application and therefore it isnot'necessary to again describe the samein detail, it'beingysu'ificieiit.for the purpose of obtaining-a clear understanding Qof my presentinvention *m'erely to state theta pin 1+ is secured to the sill 11 andthat a bar .15' is pivoted to the sash and provided in one edge thereofwith notches adapted L561 selective engagement with pin 14 to hold thesash in difierent open positions, any suitable nieansbein'g provided tohold the bar witha selected notch thereoi in engagement with the pinwherebyacch dental movement of thesash from a selected posit onoiopen-adynstinentis prevented. i For diiierent reasons it maybe necessaryor desirable to locate the pin 1%: a greater-I01 less distance from theinner staceofsash 12 when the. latter is closed;"ior example, be-

ditt'erent instances, or because of the window carrying pin 14 be aimed,being-disposed in cause o'f'the sill 11 being wide ornarrowin byopenings through (which insectsf iniglit pass and which OthCiWlSQWOulOlhave to be provided-1n the screeni rame to admit rod 15 i'nay beavoided. I i It is impractical to manufacture a special rod 15 for eachdifferent window or for win-:

dows in which the screens are located di-tj ferent distances from thesash when the latter is'closed and it also is impractical to portantproblem solved .by vpresent invention is'to'provide means whereby a rod15 of given-dimensions may be adapted for use upon windows the SIllSYOfwhich are of different widths andthe screens of which are locateddifierent distancesironi the window sash when the latter is closed.

I accomplish my. purposeby,forminglan, 1 elongated recess 17 in bar 15and providing -a filler for said recess in the form ofia block 18 havingformed in oppositevifaces thereof,

' atdiflerent distances from its ends, notches so ditierent instancesdifferent 'distances' iroiiz v i the sash, it being desirable-that theplate or casing carrying pin 14: be disposed inalincnentwwith the screen"which desir ab'lyV notched to receive said plate or casing wher 19 and20, respectively, either of which may be made the pin engaging notchsimply by turning one side or the other of the block 18 outward withrespect to bar 15 when engaging said block in recess 17.

Openings are formed through block 18 for the reception of screws orother suitable fasteners 21 for securing said block to bar 15 and bothnotched sides of the block are countor-sunk adjacent to said openingswhereby the screws or other fasteners will lie flush with the outer faceof the block irrespective of which notched side of the same is dis posedoutwardly.

Not only may block 18 be turned to dispose either notched side thereofoutward to vary the distance between the effective notch and the innerface of the sash, but it may also be turned end for end withinthe recess17 to further vary the relative spacement of the effective notch withrespect to the inner face of the sash, the result being that withincertain limits, as determined by the length of block 18 and the relativespacement of the notches 19 and 20, therein, the location of theeffective pin engaging notch may be varied to permit the pin 1 to beproperly atiixed to the sill 11, irrespective of the relative spacementof the sash and screen and irrespective of whether the sill be narrow orwide in a particular instance.

When block 18 is secured within recess 1? it forms to all intents andpurposes an integral part of rod 15 and besides providing a means of solocating an effective notch of bar 15 to permit pin 14- to be affixed tothe.

sill 11 at different distances from sash 12 as circumstances may demandin particular cases, said block provides means whereby th open positionsof the sash, as determined by the location of the notches in bar 15, maybe varied; that is, by means of a plurality of blocks 18 located atdifferent points along bar 15 it is possible, by manipulating saidblocks in the manner of block 18 to vary the location of the eifectivenotches in the bar 15 longitudinally with respect to the lat-- terwhereby the sash 12 may be held open at a greater or lesser angle as.may be desired;

shown may be modified within the spirit and scope of my invention asdefined in the appended claims.

I claim 1. In a closure operator, a bar adapted to be secured to aclosure, a member having a pin receiving notch therein located atdiiferent distances from the ends of the member, said memberbeingreversible end for end to alter the position of the notch with respectto the bar, and means for securing said member in either position tosaid bar.

2. In a closure operator, a bar adapted to be secured to a closure, amember having pin engaging notches in different faces thereof located,respectively, different distances from the ends of the member, and meansfor securing said member to said bar with either notched face thereofdisposed outwardly with respect to the bar. I

8. In a closure operator, a recessed bar adapted to be'secured to aclosure, and a member having pin engaging notches in different facesthereof located, respectively, diiferent distances from the ends of themember, said member being adapted to be secured within said recess witheither notched face thereof disposed outwardly with respect to the barand being reversible, end for end, within said recess.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

JAMES P. BECKER.

